Zaire ebolavirus

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:virus
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EBOV
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel 4
BSL-4
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Ebola_virus_disease
gptkbp:CDC_category_A_agent true
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo
gptkbp:enveloped true
glycoprotein (GP)
gptkbp:family gptkb:Filoviridae
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1976
gptkbp:genomeSize approximately 19 kb
gptkbp:genomeType negative-sense single-stranded RNA
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Ebolavirus
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zaire ebolavirus
gptkbp:ICTVId 00.071.0.01.001
gptkbp:mortalityRate up to 90%
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Ebola_River
gptkbp:naturalHost fruit bats
gptkbp:notableOutbreaks gptkb:Central_Africa
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkb:2014–2016_West_Africa_Ebola_outbreak
gptkb:2018–2020_Kivu_Ebola_epidemic
gptkbp:order gptkb:Mononegavirales
gptkbp:proteinCodingGenes 7
gptkbp:range humans
porcupines
fruit bats
non-human primates
forest antelope
gptkbp:relatedVirus gptkb:Bundibugyo_ebolavirus
gptkb:Reston_ebolavirus
gptkb:Sudan_ebolavirus
gptkb:Taï_Forest_ebolavirus
gptkbp:replicationSite gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkbp:shape filamentous
gptkbp:structure helical nucleocapsid
gptkbp:synonym gptkb:Ebola_virus
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:transmission animal-to-human
human-to-human
gptkbp:transmissionRoute direct contact
contaminated surfaces
bodily fluids
gptkbp:treatment supportive care
experimental antivirals
gptkbp:vaccineAvailable gptkb:rVSV-ZEBOV
true
gptkbp:WHO_priority_pathogen true
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:vaccine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4